SWIMMING SPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24254, 23 March 1940, Page 17

SWIMMING SPORTS

OTAGO BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE a SENIOR CUP TO W. J. BOOTH Excellent entries and' keen competition were xeatuies of the utago .tJoys' nign bcnooi s annual swimming spons, winch were neiti ac the Municipal tiatns on inursday. Both the senior ana the junior cnampionships were well contested, a margin of two points separating tne winner and second man in each case. Vv. J. .sooth secured a total of 18 points to take the senior honours, I. A. Johnson being runner-up with 16 points. In tiie Junior Cnampionship contest. R. E. Blanchett (18 points) was. the winner, with D. Calder (16 points) filling second place. Although an excellent rate, was maintained' in staging the heats, it was found necessary to postpone several of the finals in the open events, which will be held in the school baths next week. Results:—

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 50 Yards.—l. A. Johnson 1. W. J. Booth 2. P. W. Johnson 3. Time. 30 2-ssec. 100 Yards.—W. J. Booth 1,1. A. Johnson 2, P. W. Johnson 3. Time, 70 l-ssec. 220 Yards.—W. J. Booth 1. C. S. Freeman 2. J J. Hamilton 3. Time, 2min 59 3 : ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Backstroke.—l. A. Johnson 1. Time, 22 l-ssec. 66 2-3 Yards Breaststroke.—W. J. Booth 1. J. J. Hamilton 2. P. W. Johnson 3. Time. 57 l-ssec. Neat Dive.—C. S. Freeman 1. I. A. Johnson 2. P. W. Johnson 3. Championship Points W. J. Booth (18 points) .. 1 I. A. Johnson (16 points) .. 2 C. S. Freeman (8 points) .. 3 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 33 1-3 Yards.—R. E. Blanchett 1. D. E. Calder .2. Time. 20sec. 66 2-3 Yards.—D. E. Calder 1. R. E. Blanchett 2. Time, 47sec. 100 Yards.—R. E. Blanchett 1. N. Roydhouse 2, J. A. Stewart 3. Time, lmin 17 3-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Backstrcke.—R. E. Blanchett 1, E. Carr 2. Time, 25 4-ssec. 33 1-3 Yards Breaststroke.—P. Fleischl 1. D. E. Caldwell 2. L. W. McGavin 3. Time, 26 4-ssec. Neat Dive.—D. E. Calder 1. R. C. Fenton 2, P. Fleischl 3. Championship Points R. E. Blanchett (18 points) 1 D. Calder (16 points) .. .. 2 P. Fleischl (6 points) .. .. 3

HANDICAP EVENTS 33 1-3 Yards.—Final: W. A. Evans J, S. Johnson 2. D. J. Sim 3. Time. 22 33 i-3 Yards, Junior.—Final: S. F. Johnson 1, W. A. Nair 2. A. Gallop 3. Time 22sec. 66 '2-3 Yards Junior.—P. W. Macnherson 1. R. M. Robertsbn 2, C. N. Anderson 3. Time, 60 4-ssec. - 100 Yards, Open.—W. J. Thomson 1, W. Booth 2, H. R. Rowley 3. Time, lmin 28 3-ssec. Senior Interform Relay—Vß 1, L VI 2. Time, lmin 31sec. Junior Interform Relay.—M IV 1, 111 A 2. Time, lmin 49sec. DIVING EVENTS Neat Dive.—J. Purdie 1. T. A. Dodd 2. P. W. Macpherson 3. Corfu Dive.—S. F. Johnson and P. Fleischl 1, C. S. Freeman 3. Plate Dive.—J. Purdie. Junior Long Plunge.—N. Roydhouse 1, P. Fleischl 2. B. Larson 3. 'Distance. 33ft 9&in. Senior Long Plunge.—K. E. Wing 1, J. J. Hamilton 2, J. V. Ingram 3. Distance. 34ft sin. .

DUNEDIN NORTH SCHOOL ANNUAL SWIMMING SPORTS The annual swimming sports of the Dunedin North Intermediate School were held at the Municipal Baths on Wednesday last. The competition was keen, with a good standard in evidence, ' especially in the senior championship events, where Norman Marslin broke his previous record by 4 l-sssc and Betty Stewart broke her record by 2 3-ssec. Mr A. Gregg and Mr E. James acted as timekeeper and diving judge respectively. The following are the results, abbreviations being used for the four houses, 'Burns (B.). Cargill (C), Chalmers (Ch.), Wakefield (W.):— Boys' Freestyle (under 12): N. Burt (Ch.) 1. A. Fulton (Ch.) 2, C. Allen (B.) 3. Time. 28sec. Boys' Freestyle (under 13): R. Wallace (C.) 1, B. Duncan (B.) 2, A. Ingram (W.) 3. Time. 23 2-ssec. Boys' Freestyle (under 14): N. Marslin (Ch.) 1, P. Ramage i (W.) 2, J. . Shields (C.) 3. Time, 31 2-ssec. Boys' Freestyle (over 14): A. Sibbalds (B.) 1, R. Fryer (Ch.) 2; N. Shaw (B.) 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. Girls' Freestyle (under 12):. Kathleen Binnie (B.) 1, Mayzod Reid (B.) 2, Nancy Armstrong (B.) 3. Time, 26sec. Girls' Freestyle (under 13): Doreen Williamson (B.) 1, Audrey Myers. (W.) 2. Pauline Roach (C.) 3. Time, 27sec. Girls' Freestyle (under 14): Betty Stewart (B.) 1, Esnes Searle (B.) 2, Dorothy Warner (C.) 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. Girls' Freestyle (over 14): Daphne Wilson (W.) 1, Betty Mitchell (C.) 2. Time, 23 3-ssec. Boys' Backstroke: N. Marslin (Ch.) 1, J. Shields (C.) 2. B. Duncan (B.) 3. Time, 27 4-ssec. Girls' Backstroke: Audrey Myers (W.) 1, Norma Simpson (B.) 2, Pauline Roach (C.) 3. Time. 34 3-ssec. Girls' Breaststroke (under 12): Kathleen Binnie (B.) 1, Norma Simpson (B.) 2, Nancy Gibson (W.) 3. Time, 34 4-ssec. Girls' Breaststroke (under 13): Audrey Hayward (C.) 1, Elder Hely (Ch.) 2, Winnie Macdonald (Ch.) 3. Time, 32sec. Girls' Breaststroke (under 14): Betty Stewart (B.) 1, Shirley Hely (B.) 2. Time, 26 2-ssec. Girls' Breaststroke (over 14): Mary Guthrie (W.) 1, Betty Michell (C.) 2. Boys' Breaststroke (under 12): N. Burt (Ch.) 1, L. Myers (B.) 2. Time. 37sec. Boys' Breaststroke (under 13): A. Ingram (W.) 1. T. Fraser (W.). 2. R. Wallace (C.) 3. Time. 30 2-ssec: Girls' Diving (under 12): Mayzod Reid (B.) 1. Kathleen Robertson (B.) 2. Girls' Diving (over 12): Audrey Hayward (C.) 1. Esnes Searle (B.) 2. Boys' Diving (under 12): J. Hermiston (B.) 1, A. Fulton (Ch.) 2. Boys' Diving (over 12): E. McLaughlin (Ch.) 1. A. Sibbald (B.) and R, McLaughlin (C.) equal 2. Boys' Interhouse Relay: Burns House 1. Wakefield House 2. Chalmers House 3. Time lmin 45sec. Girls' In terhouse Relay: Burns 1. Burns 2. Cargill 3 Time, lmin 47 2-ssec. Boys' Open Championship: N Maslin (Ch.) 1. A. Sibbalds (B.) 2. R. Wallace (C.) 3. Time, 22 l-ssec. Girls' Open Championship: Betty Stewart (B.) 1. Doreen Williamson ' (B.) 2. Kathleen Binnie (B.) 3. Time. 22sec. HouEe Points.—Burns 614. Chalmers 28. Cargill 23J. Wakefield 22.